Via Francigena in the South

The first leg of the Via Francigena in the South is perhaps the most exciting of the whole route: we walk through history, touching some of the most famous monuments in the world before coming out onto the Via Appia Antica and plunging into a unique landscape.

A tranquil transition route, in which we leave the route following the foot of the mountains and descend towards the pontine plain to arrive at the abbey of Fossanova, a jewel of Cistercian architecture.

We walk towards Terracina along a section which doesn’t offer anything of particular interest. We find ourselves in an area dedicated to intensive agriculture, only the Ausoni Mountains provide variety geometrically characterised by the different crops.

A leg rich in charm in which the Via Appia plays a leading role, initially positive and then negative: in the first section we experience the excitement of travelling along an extraordinary section of the Appia Antica, which has kept most of its original appearance.

We travel along the last kilometres of Lazio, to cross the border into the Campania section of the Via Francigena nel Sud. Most of the itinerary consists of asphalted roads which make the route less attractive than the previous legs.